Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-04

schools, but for new buildings The House went
beyond the estimates OF the Commissioners by one
new building to cost $25 900 and one site to cost
$tUO Inc senate added another building to
cost $2oO0O and gave $4,000 more for site. But
they provided also that the commissioners should
have authority TO dispose Of such school property
and to the proceeds for the purchase Of school
property elsewhere. "We are NOT wfllinp-not 10
trust these Commissioners, particularly but We
are not willing to give this general and INDEFINITE
authority. A bill for that purpose has been re-
jected by the House District committee. we have
appIUTea sSSing out this power to appropriate
much larger sum Tor the schoOls-f7O,0OO TO erect
new schools besides that put on by the Senate In
an, SluoOOo Ior new school buildings. We pro-
room bulldingS-iar in excess of any provisions
ever maze In one year, as far as we know"
NEW CONFERENCE ON THE DISTRICT Bill.
Alter nearing this statement, the House, with
out division and without negative voice. suS-
tanned their conferees and at the request OF Mr.
Wilson ordered q new conference insisting ON
these points
TREATIES INVOLVING THE RATES OF DUTY.
Mr. tucker (Va.l, from the committee on the ju-
dietary, submitted a report upon the resolution
requiring that committee to inquire whether a
treaty which involves the rate OF duty TO be i'm
posed on any imported article can be valid and
Dindlng without The concurrence OF the House OF
Representatives.
and constitutional features OF the question and
tOnS:
1st That the President, by and with the advice
and consent OF the Senate cannot negotiate a
treaty which shall be binding on the United States
whereby duties imports are to be regulated
either by imposing or reInittng Increasing or de,
creaSlng them, without the sanction OF AN act OF
Congress; ana that the extension OF the term for
the operation or the original treaty convention
Win the government OF the Hawaiian Islands will
not be binding on the United States without like
SANCTION, winch was provided Tor In the original
treaty ana convention and was given by act OF
Congress.
I'd, that the President is respectfully requested
to withhold final action upon the proposed con-
venttOn and TO condition its final ratification upOn
the sanction OF an act or Congress in respect OF
the duties upon articles TO be imported from the
The report and resolutions were laid over and
ordered printed,
WOULDN'T PASS 1T OVER THE VETO.
Mr. StruDle QOWa) called up the veto message OF
the President On the Senate bill for the erection OF
public building at Sioux City, Iowa. The House
refused,-yeas 1O7; nays TITO pass the bill over
the Veto-nOt The constitutional twO-thirds in the
Affirmative.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
Mr. Herbert lAla) submitted the conference re-
port on the naval appropriation bill. After some
debate, in the course Of which MIR. Boutelie (Me)
criticised the action OF the committee on naval
affairs for failure TO make any appropriation Tor
the completion OF the Atlanta Boston and Chicago,
the report was agreed 10.
The conference report on the bill regulating the
removal Of causes from state federal courts was
submitted by Mr. Culberson Texas) and agreed
to.
Mr.. Nelson {Minn) moved TO suspend the rules
and pass the bill granting to the ClarkS Fork and
Cook City Railroad company right OF way through
the Crow reservation in Montana. The motion
Was agreed 10 and the bill passed.
THE SCENE AT O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
At o'clock this morning the effects OF sixteen
hour session were visible in the appearance of the
hall OF the House itself and in the members of that
body. The floor was strewn with scraps OF paper
atmosphere was very impure and oppressive and
was well impregnated With tobacco smoke, not
W1thStand1ng the repeated appeals OF the Speaker
to members requesting them to observe the rule
which prOhibtIs smoking on the floor. Excepting
a dozen or more members whose zeal in behalf OF
their favOr1te measures kept them on the alert to
take advantage OF any opportunity to secure rec
ognltlon, the gentlemen OF the House lapsed into
Indifference and stretched on sofas in the rear OF
the hall and in the lObhieS lOung1ng back In their
chairs, with feet elevated On their desks group
ing together in conversational mood, they endeay-
0red to ward on the WEAKNESS consequent upon
their long Vtg1lS. In the galleries about twenty
persons remained throughout the night, but, as
most OF them were In rrcumbent and SOnnOlent
attitudes it evident that they not greatly
interested in the very tame scenes which We're en-
acted the House In its last session OF the Forty
ninth Congress.
few minutes after 5 O'Clock Mr. Blount {Ga.)
announced that the conference committee on the
post Office appropriation bill had reached an agree
ment by the recession OF the Senate cOnferees
from the subsidy amendment. The report was
agreed TO, thus d1SpOSing or the bill finally.
Mr.. Ward Hnd-) called up the veto message on
the Senate bill for the erection OF public building
at Lafayette Ind.
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL PASSED AFTER A SHARP
SKIRMISH.
Mr.. Springer Ql) raised the question OF consid-
Grafton and the House proceeded to kill time until
the legislative bill came from the Senate.
This bill arrived about O'Clock, and it was i'm
mediately called up by Mr.. Holman, who explained
| point difference remaining between
the two houses was the item for secretaries for
Senators.
After quite O heated controversy between Mr..
Townshend Ull.l and Mr.. Cabell Va.), the former
severely criticising the House cOnferees for yield
ing, as he said, to the dictatlOn OF the Senate
while the latter vigorously defended them.
Mr.. Holman moved that the House recede from
its disagreement OF the senatorial clerk amend
ment.
Mr.. Bayne (Pa) moved that the House recede
from It's disagreement to the amendment and
agree to the same with an amendment giving
clerks to Representatives.
Mr. HOmany motion received a majority vote
but Mr.. Taulbe made the point OF no quorum
O'Clock, when his opposition was withdrawn and
the motion declared to be carried, passing the
legislative appropriation bill
House, yet on motion OF Mr.. Long [MaSS.) the Sem
| ate amendments TO the bill were non-concurred
In, and the Speaker authorized to appoint a con-
Vain efforts were made at eight O'Clock to secure
an hours recess but the point of no quorum being
action upon bills in which they were interested, a
call OF the House was ordered.
THE NATIONAL BANKS BILL.
| Mr. Miller fTex.) presented the conference report
| on the bill amending sections 5191 and 5192, Re-
| v1sed Statutes, and 1t was agreed to. (The bill
provides that whenever three-fourths of the ma
tional banks In any city having population OF
| $4,000 shall make application asking that the
name OF that city shah be added to the cities
named in sections 5191 and 5192, the controller
| shall have authority TO grant such request; and
| whenever three-fourthS OF the national banks in
cities having 100000 population shall ask that
that city shall be central reserve city like New
| York. the controller shall have authority to
grant such reQueStl.
TWO THOUSAND SPECTATORS IN THE GALLERY.
AS early as O'Clock spectators began to occupy
| the galleries. and en- hour before the expiration
OF the 49th Congress by Limitation, there were at
least g 900 persons present to be in at the DEATH
The light OF day pouring into the chamber served
to disclose more clearly the WEAKNESS OF its Oc-
| cupantS and the unbOdineSS of its appearance.
| READY no ADJOURN
The vetoed Lafayette, Ind. public building bill
still blocked up the way; until at IL O'Clock, on
motion OF Mr.. Morrison, Qnd) resolution was
| adopted for the appointment OF committee to In
form the President that Congress was ready to ad-
jOurn sine die.
l. THANKS TO SPEAKER CARLISLE
| Mr.. Reed (Me.}-Mr. Hatch {Mo) being In the
chair-offered the following resolution which was
adopted unanimously by standing vote:
Resolved, That the thanks OF this House are
Il